I found it on their Facebook pages and it works . . . . .
EMILY BARKER
&
BILLY BRAGG
Shortly after lockdown began, I was contacted by Emily Barker who asked if she could record a cover of my then just released song 'Can't Be There Today' as part of the Relay Project. It's a benefit record for the Music Venue Trust helping UK grassroots music venues survive this tough time with their #SaveOurVenues campaign.
The idea behind the 'relay' was that an artist would cover a song by an artist they admired, who would then be called upon to record a song by an artist that they admired and so on. I thought it was a great project for a locked down time.
I chose to record a song by Seán McGowan, his poignant ballad 'Springhill', which seems to resonate with these challenging times. You can hear it along with the other isolation-recorded tracks at
If you can spare a donation by buying the album at a price of your choosing, that would be great - and it will give impetus to a Volume Two that carries the project on.
Emily said:
Hello everyone,
I hope you're keeping well.
I was honoured to be asked to contribute a cover by a UK artist I admire for a collaborative album to help raise funds for Music Venue Trust.
I chose this song by Billy Bragg because it speaks about our shared experience of being separated from our loved ones during lockdown.
The album features a cover by Billy himself and many other brilliant artists such as Edgelarks - Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, The Little Unsaid, Jacob & Drinkwater and more.
You can buy the entire album on Bandcamp and all monies go towards keeping our music venues going whilst we can't do shows.
I hope you enjoy my version of this beautifully poignant song.
Look after yourselves.
Emily
❤️
#SaveOurVenues
I hope you're keeping well.
I was honoured to be asked to contribute a cover by a UK artist I admire for a collaborative album to help raise funds for Music Venue Trust.
I chose this song by Billy Bragg because it speaks about our shared experience of being separated from our loved ones during lockdown.
The album features a cover by Billy himself and many other brilliant artists such as Edgelarks - Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, The Little Unsaid, Jacob & Drinkwater and more.
You can buy the entire album on Bandcamp and all monies go towards keeping our music venues going whilst we can't do shows.
I hope you enjoy my version of this beautifully poignant song.
Look after yourselves.
Emily
❤️
#SaveOurVenues
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